2 Raja-raja 17:13

17:13 The Lord solemnly warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and all the seers, “Turn back from your evil ways; obey my commandments and rules that are recorded in the law. I ordered your ancestors to keep this law and sent my servants the prophets to remind you of its demands.” ¹ 

2 Raja-raja 23:4

23:4 The king ordered Hilkiah the high priest, the high-ranking priests, ²  and the guards ³  to bring out of the Lord’s temple all the items that were used in the worship of ⁴  Baal, Asherah, and all the stars of the sky. ⁵  The king ⁶  burned them outside of Jerusalem in the terraces ⁷  of Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel. ⁸ 

[17:13]  ¹ tn Heb “obey my commandments and rules according to all the law which I commanded your fathers and which I sent to you by the hand of my servants the prophets.”

[23:4]  ² tn Heb “the priests of the second [rank],” that is, those ranked just beneath Hilkiah.

[23:4]  ³ tn Or “doorkeepers.”

[23:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “for.”

[23:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “all the host of heaven” (also in v. 5).

[23:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[23:4]  ⁷ tn Or “fields.” For a defense of the translation “terraces,” see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 285.

[23:4]  ⁸ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.